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I love reading nonfiction books, especially ones about nature, zoology, brain chemistry, and psychology. I also love the classics, especially Victorian lit. Mysteries are my go-to relaxing reads, and I read fantasy and sci fi when they come recommended. I'm definitely open to new genres! (Learn more about this Cannonballer: KimMiE”'s Quick Questions interview.)

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Who knew a book with “bleak” in the title could be so much fun? (with helpful charts!)

Bleak House by Charles Dickens

June 30, 2024 by KimMiE" 7 Comments

Bleak House has been brooding on my TBR list for years because, even though I’m a long-time Dickens fan, I was intimidated by the length and by what I perceived would be a weighty novel. I’m ecstatic that I overcame my hesitance, because this novel was more fun than a mariachi band on a roller coaster. Sure, about 9 people die, but you can’t make gruel without smashing a few oats, right? There are so many characters that the death toll amounts to maybe 12%, and […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction Tagged With: CBR16, Charles Dickens, classic literature, classics, KimMiE", victorian lit

KimMiE"'s CBR16 Review No:9 · Genres: Featured, Fiction · Tags: CBR16, Charles Dickens, classic literature, classics, KimMiE", victorian lit ·
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The making of a wizard

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin

June 22, 2024 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

The thrill that comes from reading a classic of any particular genre is you get to see the early formation of that particular class of fiction. That can also be a problem, as the object of inspiration often leads to greater literary feats that can sometimes make the early attempts feel underwhelming. That’s sort of how I felt about the first three books in the Earthsea series, though I definitely got more engaged as I made my way through the trio. A Wizard of Earthsea […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: CBR16, classic fantasy, KimMiE", ursula k le guin

KimMiE"'s CBR16 Review No:14 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: CBR16, classic fantasy, KimMiE", ursula k le guin ·
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Flavia de Luce, a menace to murderers

Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd by Alan Brandley

June 9, 2024 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

Poor Flavia. As if being banished to Miss Bodycote’s Female Academy in Canada at the end of The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches and then being banished back home again at the end of As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust weren’t bad enough, her return to Buckshaw is hardly the homecoming she imagined. She’s picked up at the dock with zero fanfare, her father is in the hospital with pneumonia, and her pet chicken, Esmerelda, is deceased. Things are hardly tickety-boo in Flavia’s world. Fortunately, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Alan Brandley, CBR16, cozy mystery, flavia de luce, KimMiE"

KimMiE"'s CBR16 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Alan Brandley, CBR16, cozy mystery, flavia de luce, KimMiE" ·
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Another way to view nature

Birds of the West by Molly Hashimoto

May 12, 2024 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

Over the past twenty years, I’ve become a fairly avid birder. More recently, I’ve begun to re-cultivate the interest in drawing I first developed as a young teen. During the pandemic, I started watching online tutorials about nature journaling and, more specifically, drawing birds. Molly Hashimoto’s Birds of the West, an Artist’s Guide, is a wonderful source of inspiration. It’s a combination field guide, art book, and how-to manual. Hashimoto specializes in block prints and watercolors, though she also shares some etchings and images she […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: art, birds, CBR16, KimMiE", Molly Hashimoto, nature

KimMiE"'s CBR16 Review No:10 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: art, birds, CBR16, KimMiE", Molly Hashimoto, nature ·
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I hate not finishing a book, especially one with such a pretty cover

Fox and I by Catherine Raven

April 22, 2024 by KimMiE" 3 Comments

I’ve learned to be skeptical about stories of friendships between animals and people, as I find that they usually fall into one of two categories. Either they rip your heart out and grind it under the well-worn earth where the animal makes its home, or they turn out to be a feeble excuse for the author to engage in public therapy for their own underlying issues. There are exceptions, of course–Helen Macdonald’s lovely memoir H is for Hawk (review by ElCicco here) comes to mind. But Fox […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Catherine Raven

KimMiE"'s CBR16 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Catherine Raven ·
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An archaeologist, an amusement park employee, a talking pig. Everyone is doing their best.

How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

April 21, 2024 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

In 2020, when many of us began working from home, I started listening to a podcast series called The Happiness Lab. The creators had produced a string of episodes dedicated to coping with the pandemic, and one episode in particular stuck with me. The theme was that, at some point, we would come out on the other side of our current global challenge, and one way to get through it was to think about what kind of story we want to be able to tell […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Asian Heritage, CBR16, KimMiE", pandemic, Sequoia Nagamatsu, short stories

KimMiE"'s CBR16 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, Asian Heritage, CBR16, KimMiE", pandemic, Sequoia Nagamatsu, short stories ·
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